Space Hulk Genestealers Painted

Time for a quick Space Wolves break as I reveal the Space Hulk Genestealers I've been busy painting!

This comes just as young Jacob from Gamers World has been talking about quick and easy painting methods.

Yes, these guys were quick and easy. It still took me forever to paint them in batches though. Washes do speed up the painting process (or do they?), but the problem with washes is that you must wait for them to dry. Ultimately, this is what held me up.

I think painting all 23 Genestealers (including the Brood Lord) in one big batch was a bad idea. Maybe two batches would have been more manageable.

Those of you still struggling with your Space Hulk sets will probably want to know how I painted these. It's quite simple

How to Paint Space Hulk Genestealers
This is using my simple basecoat, drybrush and wash method which gets nice, clean results and speeds up painting.

I sprayed them Chaos Black, got a big Tank Brush and painted them Regal Blue. Once dry I drybrushed them lightly with a very dry coat of Ultramarine Blue using the same Tank Brush. Painted all the fleshy bits Liche Purple. Made my own mix of 60/40 Liche Purple/Bleached Bone and drybrushed that over the features using a regular drybrush.

Painted the claws and teeth Bleached Bone. Once dry, I went over these with a Devlan Mud was to tone them down a get a little bit of shading. Also brings out the detail in the teeth.

Painted the eyes in Iyanden Darksun (Yellow) and painted the tongues a 50/50 mix of Warlock Purple/Bleached Bone to get a nice vibrant pink!

Now all my Space Hulk miniatures are finished, perhaps I'll get round to playing some games?

And now back to your regular Space Wolves programme...